BBerg: Qatar Airways Looks at Loaning Wide-Body Jets to British Airways
May 3, 2018, 3:27 am
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That would be a couple of pages in the manual and a briefing on a PC rather than training.
May 3, 2018, 3:27 am
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Thanks to BA’s wet-leasing, it seems several of my future s/h bookings have been farmed out to Eastern Airlines and Titan. BA is clearly suffering in the Ops Centre!!
Am I bovvered? I’m confident I will get CE service/handling and BAEC TPs, and a change of scenery/CC will be a refreshing change from the usual drudge. Looking forward to all sectors.
At least AA hasn’t dumped on me .,. yet!
Am I bovvered? I’m confident I will get CE service/handling and BAEC TPs, and a change of scenery/CC will be a refreshing change from the usual drudge. Looking forward to all sectors.
At least AA hasn’t dumped on me .,. yet!
Although Cruz said last week he thought he would cover the 787 problem with their own aircraft, he may want to help out his shareholder who still has too many aircraft after the blockade from several other Middle Eastern countries, and probably hasn't been able to adjust its delivery schedule, by using a few of their aircraft, just as Qatar is sending aircraft to Italy.
Regarding the safety comments on Qatar, I don't have any special knowledge about their safety procedures. And the airline clearly has a shorter history than BA, but I think QR has not had a fatal accident so far. Maybe that is a matter of time and probabilities. I would like to point out thought that QR has passed the IATA Operational Safety Audit.
May 3, 2018, 3:44 am
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May 3, 2018, 3:46 am
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May 3, 2018, 3:48 am
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Are you sure that was the MIA incident? The inaugural A350 flight from JFK has a rejected take off while full of press. He definitely said something along the lines of what was posted above - "Nothing to worry about, happens all the time" - which was pretty accurate.
May 3, 2018, 3:54 am
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May 3, 2018, 3:58 am
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https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...iami-c-419912/
May 3, 2018, 4:36 am
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I‘ll defer to those with more knowledge about the CAA, but for an industry-wide technical issue like this it would seem justified to lease in aircraft with the crew being a practical issue per above comments. Can imagine BA’s press release - CAA blocks BA’s plans, forces airline to disrupt people’s holidays etc.
Unless there’s a 747 fan who’s advocating a few returns from the desert...
I don't see the CAA attempting to block that so the bit about disrupting holidays sounds a bit hysterical frankly.
Isn't that what BA are doing now by leasing from Titan and others?
May 3, 2018, 5:21 am
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I thought the guidelines were clear - if EU aircraft are available then that is first requirement. If they are not then non EU can be leased.
I don't see the CAA attempting to block that so the bit about disrupting holidays sounds a bit hysterical frankly.
Isn't that what BA are doing now by leasing from Titan and others?
I don't see the CAA attempting to block that so the bit about disrupting holidays sounds a bit hysterical frankly.
Isn't that what BA are doing now by leasing from Titan and others?
May 3, 2018, 5:32 am
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In relation to the MIA incident FlightGlobal quotes him as saying "Such kind of incidents happen quite often, either it is a tail strike on the runway or it is contact with the landing lights. It is nothing out of context.”
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...iami-c-419912/
https://www.flightglobal.com/news/ar...iami-c-419912/
May 3, 2018, 5:38 am
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May 3, 2018, 5:40 am
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Correct. And there are European long haul aircraft available. BA have been warned earlier when they bid for the LGW slots their long term crewing/recruiting model was incorrect. When BA bid for the LGW slots they gave assurances about the running of the extra flights. If BA is unable to operate those extra flights, then perhaps they should release some of those additional slots to an operator who can.
May 3, 2018, 5:41 am
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If the QR aircraft have to be dry-leased because a further wet lease arrangement will not be permitted, does that mean that the aircraft will have to go onto the G- register? Or at least some EU register?
May 3, 2018, 7:57 am
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QR's seats (787, 777-200LR) just are not that comfortable if you're tall. The 787 seat, particularly, is too short if you are more than 180cm tall. It's no fun having the headrest press into your shoulder blades if you try to sit with the seat in an upright position. I'll be trying to take a CW seat if this leasing happens.
May 3, 2018, 9:32 am
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